Attachment for dry and water closets.



W. B. WEBB. ATTACHMENT FOR DRY AND WATER CLOSETS.

` APPLIGATION FILED A@11.20, 1912.

1,042,06 1 Patented Oct. 22, 1912.

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WILLIAM B. WEBB,

0F PADUCAI-I, KENTUCKY.

ATTACHMENT FOR DRY ANI) WATER CLOSETS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22,1912.

Application filed April 20, 1912. Serial No. 692,164.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. WEBB, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Paducah, in the county of Mc- Cracken, State ofKentucky, have invented a new and useful Attachment for Dry and `WaterClosets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mechanical devices which may be employed witheither dry or water closets, particularly on steam and electric railwaycars, whereby the use of the same by a number of people and for aconsiderable period of time does not become apparent or offensive.

A further important feature lies in the provision of means whereby thewash-bowls, commonly found in an apartment situated adjacent to the roomin which the closet is located, can be used while the train is in adepot or within the corporate limits of a city without such use becomingapparent to those outside the car.

Simplicity, cheapness in point of manufacture, ease of attachment,practical utility and cleanliness are features of the device. Means areprovided whereby the surface upon which the debris is directed may bequickly and with ease removed for thorough cleansing and sanitation andthe construction is such that no one save the porter of the car, orother employee, can in any manner operate the device to release thetankcontents.

The foregoing desiderata I attain through the construction andarrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device as attached beneath a closet,one-wall being broken away to disclose the interior, the gate beingopen, and the wedge-shaped locking member being retained by an anchoredpin against the inner floor of a railway coach; Fig. 2 an end elevationillustrating the means for locking and releasing the gate of the tank,means to guide said wedgeshaped member, and a means for supporting saidtank in position; Fig. 3 depicts the device attached to the underflooring of a coach, one wall of the tank being broken away, the gateClosed, and the head of the rod operating said gate lying unnoticedwithin a complementary slot provided in the flooring; Fig. 4 aperspective serving to disclose a removable trough disposed within thetank, the gate being removed for purposes of illustration; and Fig. 5 aview of the gate-controlling rod, its swiveled handle, and thedetachably secured wedge-shaped locking member.

Throughout the several views like numerals refer to like parts.

1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 designate the top, bottom, end and side walls,respectively, of the capacious rhombodial reservoir-tank. n end wall 3,or other convenient location, is provided a screw-capped opening 6,through which a hose or steam jet may be projected to thoroughly flushand cleanse every portion of the interior of said tank, while flanges 7disposed upon the inner face of side walls 4 and 5 serve as guides fo-rand frictionally retain a removable trough 8, provided with lugs 9,which covers the entire bot-tom of the tank. Adjustably and detachablysecured upon a portion of the outer face of saidside walls and extendingacross what may be termed the front of the tank is a belt of metal 10,having slotted eX- tremities 11 in which work the shanks of thumb-screws12. Upon the outer face of gate 13 and extending substantially from topto bottom thereof are guides 14, each provided with a foot or lug 15 andadapted to confine the reciprocal movement of wedgeshaped locking member16 which is adjustably and detachably secured to one extremity of a rod17. Said rod extends upward through a small opening 17a provided in theflooring of the coach and is surmounted by a swiveled ring or handle 17bwhich, when said gate is closed, lies unnoticed within a complementarygroove in said iiooring. A small slot 18, or a plurality of such slots,may be provided through said rod wherein an anchored pin 19 may beinserted to lock wedge 16 out of contact with its bearing surface belt10, and it will be noted that when heel 2O of said wedge is broughtagainst feet 15 of guides 14 the effect is to swing outward and upwardgate 13, so retain it, and permit the free escape of the tank-contents.

The bottom 2 is sufiiciently pitched to induce the contents of the tankto flow against gate 13 and thus the receptacle may be effectuallyemptied when said gate is held or locked open, but when wedge 16 isforced down between guides 14 and bears against belt 10, the gate ismost securely closed against its rubber or leather facing or washer 21,disposed either upon the thickness of walls 2, e: and 5 (as illustrated)or upon the margin of the inner face of said gate, no leakage ensues andthe stool of the toiletroom may be used by a number of persons and forlong intervals without such use being apparent or offensive and withoutthe necessity of emptying the tank.

While the parts of the device are in normal operative position it isobvious that wedge 16 will be retained within the guides 1st, rod 17having no great freedom of movement within the slots 17a; but when itIis desired to remove trough 8 from the tank interior, belt 10 isreleased from engagement with tl'iumb-screws 12 and immediately removed,and wedge 16 may then be slightly lifted and quickly unscrewed (orotherwise d etached) from its rod, so permitting gate 18 to be retainedwide open through the agency of hook and eye 13a, 13b, (or othersuitable members) and the subsequent withdrawal of the trough.

Referring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that drain pipes 22 of wash-bowls23 are connected with an inclined pipe 24 which, preferably, emptiesinto the bowl-discharge 25 of the closet, and through this contrivanceit will be clear that passengers on railway coaches may be allowed useof said bowls without any annoyance to those passing the exterior of thetrain or soiling the road-bed.

wWhile the drawing forming part of this specification illustrates oneembodiment of my invention, it will be understood that I do not intendto be limited to the specific details shown therein, and the right isreserved of making such various changes, alterations and modificationsin the devices herein described and illustrated as may fall within thescope of the appended claims.

l/Vhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. Anattachment for use with dry or water closets comprising a tank, a gateat one end thereof, a member adapted to move against said gate, and anadjustable and detachable bearing surface, said member and bearingsurface co-acting to close and lock said gate, means for opening saidgate, and devices for retaining the same open.

2. An attachment for use with dry or water closets comprising a tankdisposed beneath the tioor of such closet, a gate at one end thereof, amember adapted to move against said gate, a rod connected with saidmember, and an adjustable and detachable bearing surface, said memberand bearing surface co-acting to close and lock said gate, said rodprojected through said floor, means for opening said gate, and devicesfor retaining the same open.

3. An attachment for use with dry or water closets comprising a tank, agate at one end thereof, guides upon said gate, lugs arranged in thepath of said guides, a member adapted to move within said guides, meansfor securing said member against said gate, and devices for retainingopen said gate.

t. An attachment for use with dry or water closets comprising a tankdisposed beneath the Hoor of such closet, a gate at one end thereof,guides upon said gate, lugs arranged in the path of said guides, amember adapted to move within said guides, a rod connected with saidmember, said rod projected through said floor, means for securing saidmember against said gate, and devices for retaining open said gate.

ILLIAM B. lWEBB.

Vitnesses:

lNnz PARKER, D. MIKE OLIVER.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for ive cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

